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Second Amendment absolutists complain that gun-control advocates are an out-of-touch elite seeking to destroy the way of life of real men who pack heat, pass weapons on to their sons and are a rampart against government tyranny. It's dangerous out there. At the National Rifle Association's convention in Indianapolis last weekend, Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre warned his members that their lifestyle was under assault. "I have never seen it on edge the way it is now," he said. "If it's going to be saved, it's in our hands. It's in your hands." There's no better venue than this gathering to experience the pain and joy of gun...

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